Sixth Winter at Samuel P Taylor State Park, Part 1
The beautiful sign in front of our campsite. Made and gifted to us by a friend. And our campsite - home for six months. As I write this we have been back at Samuel P Taylor State Park for over 3 months. Obviously I have gotten behind in writing these blog posts, and the more behind I get, the more I procrastinate working on them. I am determined to get a post published today, Ground Hog Day, when the word from Punxsutawney Phil is that we will have six more weeks of winter. This post will not be comprehensive of our time here, but will at least be a beginning reflection of this sixth season living in the cool, damp redwoods of Marin County. We do love it here, but I think as I age the cold is more noticeable. For the most part we stay warm in our cozy motorhome, but when the temperature outside dips to the low 40s or into the 30s the little space heater we use has a hard time warming us. We do have a propane furnace, but because we have to drive out to refill o...